The schoolmistress looked away with a rather shocked expression, and thought a little before speaking again.
"Well, that's all I wanted to ask you, Harriet," she said.

"I won't blame you, but I trust you will do as I wish, and never say such things about any one again, whoever may tell you.

It is our duty never to speak ill of others, you know; least of all when we know that to do so will be the cause of much pain and trouble.

I hope you will very soon be able to come back again to us.

And now I will say good-bye." In the shop Miss Rutherford renewed to the chemist her sincere regret for what had taken place.
"Of course I cannot risk the recurrence of such a thing," she said.
"The child who did it will not return to me, Mr.Smales." Mr.Smales uttered incoherent excuses, apologies, and thanks, and shufflingly escorted the lady to his shop-door.
Miss Rutherford went home in trouble.